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Cape Coral City Manager Rob Hernandez appointed 24-year department veteran Anthony Sizemore as chief of police Wednesday.

‘Goodbye, last call:’ 24-hour alcohol approved in unincorporated Brevard County Commissioner Bryan Lober votes against measure Eric Rogers, Florida Today Updated:  Tags:  ‘Goodbye, last call:’ 24-hour alcohol approved in unincorporated Brevard County Bars and liquor stores can officially sell alcohol 24 hours a day in unincorporated Brevard County — for now. In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the County Commission approved a closely watched ordinance eliminating restrictions on the hours that alcoholic beverages can be sold at licensed establishments in unincorporated parts of the county, Ne...

"They found the DUIs, to my understanding, as well as various infractions, did in fact go up," Lober said at the meeting. Then-Cape Coral Police Chief David Newlan said the program led to more service calls in the city during the extended hours and higher costs for officer overtime pay, the News-Press reported in 2018. Commissioner John Tobia, who proposed repealing the sales restrictions, pooh-poohed Lober's example, calling it "at best, anecdotal." "I appreciate Commissioner Lober trying to find an answer to a problem that really didn't exist until he brought it up," Tobia said. "Lackin...